Sports Illustrated has unveiled the 2017 cover for its swimsuit edition, and a popular face is returning to the cover.

Supermodel Kate Upton is back for her third cover of the sports magazine's annual swimsuit issue. Upton previously landed graced the cover in 2012 and 2013. This will be the 24-year-old's fifth overall appearance in the swimsuit issue.

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One of the few women to ever do the cover three times is Christie Brinkley, who also is featured in this year's edition with her two daughters. Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum also did it three times. Elle Macpherson holds the record with five cover appearances.

Sports Illustrated shot three covers with Upton for the 2017 edition. Editor MJ Day says the original plan didn't include three different covers.

"We didn’t start off with the idea of three covers, regardless of who was on the cover," Day said. "But when Kate was actually shooting, we were trying so many different looks on her and each photo was coming back just as great as the next."